Disparities Seen in Surgical Resident Representation, Attrition
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The percentage of female residents in surgical specialties has improved during the last 18 years, while the percentage of underrepresented-in-medicine (URiM) residents has not, according to a study publishe…
Learn MoreLower State-Level Educational Quality During Childhood Tied to Later Dementia
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — State-level educational quality during childhood is associated with incident dementia in older adults, according to a study published online Feb. 13 in JAMA Neurology.Yenee Soh, Sc.D., from Kaiser Permanente …
Learn MorePoorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — What do race and early education have to do with dementia risk among seniors? Quite a bit, a new study suggests.Researchers spent decades tracking the onset of dementia among nearly 21,000 U.S. seniors, befor…
Learn MorePancreatic Cancer Rates Rising Faster Among Women
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While rates of pancreatic cancer are increasing for both men and women, they’re climbing the fastest among young women, particularly those who are Black. “We can tell that the rate of pancreatic cancer among …
Learn MoreAllergists Less Likely to Check Black Kids for Eczema
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doctors have dubbed kids’ progression from eczema to asthma the “atopic march,” and they know more about how it affects white children than their Black counterparts. Research scheduled for presentation at an …
Learn MoreSuicide Rates Up for Most Race, Ethnic Groups in 2018 to 2021
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2018 to 2021, age-adjusted suicide rates increased among most race/ethnic groups, according to research published in the Feb. 10 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity an…
Learn MoreASA: Racial Differences Seen in Treatment of Common Poststroke Sequelae
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Considerable racial differences are seen in the treatment of common poststroke sequelae, according to a study presented at the American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference, held from Feb. 8 to 10…
Learn MoreStock Photos Used in Health News, PSAs Typically Focus on the Young & White
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When researchers searched for a stock image of a pregnant Hispanic woman for a science communication effort, they hit upon a problem.Many of the images were of young, light-skinned people without the diversity …
Learn MoreRacial, Ethnic Disparities Seen for Delayed Appendicitis Diagnosis
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black patients have higher rates of delayed appendicitis diagnosis and 30-day hospital use than White patients, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in JAMA Surgery.Ana M. Reyes, M.D., from Northwester…
Learn MoreEs menos probable que se traten las complicaciones de las personas negras que sobreviven a un ACV
JUEVES, 2 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sufrir un accidente cerebrovascular (ACV) puede ser una experiencia que altere la vida de una persona, y puede generar complicaciones posteriores, pero un nuevo estudio encuentra que el color de la piel…
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